This year it became undeniable that this "university" was nothing more than a thinktank training camp at the service of ultraright plutocrats like Joe Lonsdale.

>>My colleague told me that we needed to talk about a social-media post of mine that “had become a big problem.” I rarely post anything online, so I was confused about what he meant. Apparently, it had something to do with DEI, and had angered a major funder. <<

https://quillette.com/2025/05/16/is-the-university-of-austin-betraying-its-founding-principles/

#UniversityOfAustin #HigherEducation #USPolitics #EllieAvishai #RightWing #Texas

>>...apparently, I had really triggered somebody that was sort of a powerful person in the university. And that evening, I was let go, and so was my whole team...<<

My guess is that the "sort of powerful person in the university" is none other than Joe Lonsdale himself.

https://thecjn.ca/news/campus/ellie-avishai-got-cancelled-on-a-college-campus-because-she-wasnt-right-wing-enough/

#Universities #UniversityOfAustin #EllieAvishai #HigherEducation #JoeLonsdale